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What is the angle measure of an arc bounding sector with an area of 5pie square miles?

What is the angle measure of an arc bounding sector with an area of 5pie square miles-example-1

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if the diameter is 20, the its radius must be half that or 10.


\textit{area of a sector of a circle}\\\\ A=\cfrac{\theta \pi r^2}{360}~~ \begin{cases} r=radius\\ \theta =\stackrel{degrees}{angle}\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ A=5\pi \\ r=10 \end{cases}\implies \begin{array}{llll} 5\pi =\cfrac{\theta \pi (10)^2}{360}\implies 5\pi =\cfrac{5\pi \theta }{18} \\\\\\ \cfrac{5\pi }{5\pi }=\cfrac{\theta }{18}\implies 1=\cfrac{\theta }{18}\implies 18=\theta \end{array}

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